Reflections on the 2009 Olympia Weekend! Part V
The sun rose as the neon dimmed and the increasing pressence of Muscle made its visage noticeable to the ever curious and the anxious fan.
The Orleans was becoming more alive with activity and buzz for tomorrow the Olympia Weekend officially kicked off and here I was in the middle of it. As I went to breakfast the sight of the ocassional IFBB Oficial and tiny Fitness, Figure Competitor was seen darting about hurridly with pull luggage in tow.
Some of the massive male competitors were at the check in desk carrying coolers and Jugs of water the glimpses of shredded calves bronzed and rippling out of the bottom of their shorts, bowling pin sized forearms hanging from their T-Shirt Sleeves snaked with viens.
But today was for me to be filled with fitness industry related meetings and client consultation intermingled with vists up and down the strip from the Grandeur of the MGM to the shopping at the Vanetian to the Old School Memberances of the Tropicana and the crowds at the Wynn and the Palazzo it was a day filled with fun and relaxation.
As the day grew on one place faded into the other from New York New York to Madame Tossauds the entire strip was mine for the evening good food, cold drinks and even a fine Cigar many a great conversation and company and the excitement of what was to come tomorrow,
Slowly the heat of the day turned into the heat of the night as Vegas lit up like a Christmas tree there is nothing like the strip at night there is nothing like the energy the excitment and the history that goes with it and there is nothing like looking up at the massive digital billboard above me and seeing the promo for the Olympia Weekend.
After a long day at the strip I decide to head back to get some sleep I had numerous Olympia related events planned for tomorrow and I wanted to be fresh as my VIP schedule basically had me on the move from morning till night starting tomorrow.
Thur Septemeber 24 2009 was the kick off of the Events, tomorrow after breakfast and client consulatation I had the Olympia Press Conferance to attend in the afternoon as well as I would be attending a Meet and Greet with the Competitors later in the evening.
Of course this being the first look at the major competitors in the Open Class I was very anxious to get a preview of their conditioning for this was a Olympia unlike any other in quite a while maybe ever many significant happenings from a historical perspective were about to unfold and the competition was stacked deeper than it ever has been but that is for tomorrows commentary tonight I just needed to sleep between the company I kept and the activities of the day I was tired and very comfortable this had been a great trip so far.
As the night life unfolded below me from the gaming floor to the Vegas strip iluminated as far as the eye could see I drifted off to the most comfortable sleep I have had in a long time.
To be continued……………………






October 19, 2009 at 8:12 am
Great blog! Can’t wait for the next part.
Wendy
November 7, 2009 at 8:18 am
Really enjoying this series of blogs, T.
AWESOME! Very happy for you, man. Sounds like the (working)vacation of a lifetime!